Loom for weaving separate wefts.



F. E. ARROUQUIER. LOOM FOR WEAVING SEPARATE WEFTS.

, APPLICATION FILED 0013.7, 1903.

Patented Dec.29,1908.

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P. B. ARROUQUIER. LOOM FOR WEAVING SEPARATE WBFTS.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 7, 1903, v

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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11c 'erf/ora F. B. ARROUQUIER. SLO0M FOR WEAVING SEPARATE WEFTS.

APPLIOATIO N' FILED OCT. 7, 1903.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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F. E. ARROUQUIER. LOOM FOB WEAV'ING SEPARATE WEPTS.

APPLICATION IILED 001. 7, 1903.

907,946. I Patnted Bea 29,1908.

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Patented Dec. 29

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P. E. ARROUQUIER.

APPLIOATIOH FILED OUT. 7, 1908.-

LOOM FOR WEAVING SEPARATE WEFTS.

' I. 1:. ARROUQUIER. LOOM FOR WEAVING SEPARATE WEFTS.

APPLICATION nun 0011,1903.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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'F. E. ARRO UQUIER. LOQM FOR WEAVING SEPARATE WEPTS. APPLICATION FILED 00127, 1903.

907,946; PatentgdDea29, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. FREDRICK E. ARROUQUIER, or WESTBROQK, MAINE, ASS IGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, "r GOODALLIYMATTING QOMPANY, A CORPORATION or MAINE.

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Specification of Letters 1?atent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

v Applicationflled October 7, 190a. Serial No. 176,076.

residing at Westbrook, county of (lumber 5 land, State of,Maine,-have invented an Imvage at each edge of the matting. This.

rovement in Loomsfor Weaving Separate efts, of which the following description, in

connection with theaccompanying drawings, s a specificat on, hke letters on the draw-' mgs representlng like parts.

This invention has for'its object the construction of a novel loom for weavin fabrics wherein the weft in separate weft lengths Y is inserted singly between the warps when the shed is open.

My invention is illustrated as adapted for Weaving matting com osed of fibrous warps and a weft of straw, t e weft being inserted alternately from o posite sides of the shed.

A most essentia and novel feature of my invention comprehends means for crimping the separate weft lengths before they are beaten into the fell. By'crimping. the weft it is possible to weave a mattlng having a selvage and yet keep the matting of uniform width, and the slack made in the weft by the crimping means enables the weft to be beaten closely into the shed to cover and conceal the warp without any tendency to strain and break the straw as would be the case'if it were not c'rimped before the warps are closed on the straw.

The crimping means in the s ecific form illustrated as an embodiment o my inven-. tion comprises a series of inde endent,blades each movable separately of the other; One of'these blades'iis made to descend hpon the weft or straw ata point midway its length, and thereafter the other blades at each side the first blade to be actuated, are made to ,descend on the straw rogressivelyfrom near its middle towards i ends. This gradual crim ing of the stra I results in drawing the ee ends of the straw-toward the point where the first blade to act meets and yet holds the straw.-

Another novel feature of the invention re sides in the ngechanismfor forming the selmechanism includes wires at each selvage to stand between the protrudlng endsiof the Wefts. 1 Y

Another feature of the invention resides in the means for .feedingthe separate wefts into the shed. In this-feature of the invention the weft to be fed is selected by suitable means from a bunch of wefts, and is then carried from its point of selection to a posi-- tionibetween'a pair of feed rolls which move it endwise into the shed. looi'n is provided at its face with rests which maintain the separate wefts supported above the lower'part of'the shed. The reed also has located at its face a weft-guide into which the weft is shot by the feed rolls, and from which it is automatically dropped u lpgin the rests preparatory to beatingup.

feeding mechanism comprises various novel features which will be describedand pointed out in the claims! Another novel feature of my invention resides in the mechanism for trnnming off the protruding ends of the weft at the selvage edges.- This mechanism comprises 1n 1ts preferred form scissors-like cutters at opposite edges of the matting, and operatlng m a plane parallel to the face of the matting.

All these and other novel features will be fully described in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the claims.

' The drawings. show ,assembled and in detail a loom embodying the preferred form of the invent ion, but it is obvious that many of the novel features of the invention are not confined to any specific construction ofme- 1 chanicalparts, and the s ecific illustration of e taken as limiting the invention is not to the invention.

Figure 1 in front elevation, broken out centrally, represents a loom containing my invention in the best form now known to me; Fig. 2 is a left-hand end view of the loom shown in Fig. 1; Figs. 2 and 2 show in cross section a diagram of the fabric illustrating the position and action of the turnin cord and wires in the formation of the se vage.

Fig. 3 is a detail showing in front elevation part of the lay-beam, reed, and straw-feeding devices,the center of the lay-beam and reed being broken out, the brush and" part of the.

yoke E shown at the left bein omitted, the nipper and straw-sustainer at t 1e rlght being shown in straw-receiving position, whlle the same parts at the left are shown in the osition'in which they resent. straw to the ced- The .reed of the ving rollers; Fig, 3 1s a detail showing in plan view the device for sliding the cone to permit the nippers to close .on a straw; Fig. 4, 1s a detail Sl'IO'WIIIg the cams for moving the lay and devlces for actuating the straw feeding means; Fig. is a detail showing in plan view mitted to dwell in its part of the spiral gear, Fig. 4, and rod rotated therewith; Fig. 6 shows details of the straw-feeding means; Figs. 7 and 8 are details of the stop-motion devices; Fig. 8 shows part of the straw-guide inthe line of movement of the straw-detecting lever; Fig.

9 is a vertical section through the lay showing in detail the crimping means and means for actuating the same; Fig. 10 is an enlar ed detail ofpart of one of the crimpers Fi 1 1 IS a detail looking at the front of the lay near its central part, some of the dents being omitted to show thc'crim ing means behind the same, the straw-guide eing also omitted; Fig. 11 is a face view ofthe cam-shaft. for actuating the crimping means; Figa-12 is a vertical section taken through the lay and crimping means at a point to show means for opening the straw-guide to deliver the straw, the guide being represented as opened; Fig. 12 1s a detail showing the straw-guide closed; Fig. 13 is a detail looking from the center of the loo toward one of the two like strawselect irfg means; Fig. 14 is a section in the line m, Fig. 13, showing a detail of the strawseleeting means, nipper, and end-sustaining device; Fig. 15 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 14, to the left' of the dotted line :0 Fig. 16 is a detail at the front of the loom chiefly to show the slvage trimming means, the loom being shown as broken away to represent the se vage trimmers at both sides of the loom; Fig. 17 is across-section through the 100m to show the needles carrying the turning.cords and the cams and levers for moving said needles, and Fi 18 is an enlarged detail of the take-up mec anism.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the loom-frame, A the rocker-shaft sustaining the lay-swords A, carrying the usual laybeam A and reed-cap A. The lay-beam and reed-cap sustain between them a reed A and about every fourth reed has projecting forwardly from it a rest A, for thegrass or straw a after the same has been thrust through the shed. These rests may vary in numberaccording to the fineness ofthe weave.

The lay has to and fro movements imparted to it through a connectin rod A,

ointed to the lay and having suitable rollers' A A, that are acted upon by-a double cam A A". These cams are so sha ed as to move the lay positively backwar andforward and to retain the' la. inits backward position for about one-th1rd of the time'of each/beat, or in other words, the lay is perbackward position while the strawis crimped, as will be described.

Thecams A), A", are on the crankeshaft A, sustained in bearin s on the loom-frame and Win applied to it any usual drivingpulley A-fiaat may be driven by abelt-A said pulley being loose on said shaft and being adapted to be connected with and disconnected l'romthe pulley A fast on said shaft when it is desired to start and stop the operation of th e loom respectively. The pulley A is thus moved into and out of engagement whenever desired through the acrod 13'' that is free to slide in yokes B, the

shanks of which enter loosely holes in horizontal stands B connected .with and extended inwardly from the loom side, the shanks of the yokes, see Fig. '5, havin each an annular groove 13, that is entered by a screw B. 'l he gearB and pinion B on the one side are arranged to give an opposite rotation to the rod B from that on the other side, by having their spiral teeth out in 0 pcsite directions, so that the pairs of feed ro lers rotate in' opposite directions. The front ends of the rods 13", see Fig. 4, are connected by springs B with short shafts 13", extended through to the front side of the lay where the shaft has clamped upon it a wheel B, con.- stituting the positively driven member of the straw-feeding means, the other member being a wheel B, mounted on a stud B extended from one side of an arm 13*, pivoted at B", see .Fig. 6. The stud is movable up and down in a slot in the lay, see Fig. 4, and dotted lines Fig. 6, the outer end of said arm being acted upon by a spring-pressed pin B, the stress of the spring acting normally to keep the lowermost wheel of the straw-foaling means pressed yieldingly against the straw, thus enabling the feeding means to be self-adapting to the diameter of the straw.

Both of these feeding-wheels will preferably have a yielding covering B shown in section on the wheel B, which covering may be of india rubber. It will be.understood that the rods B as the lay is moved to and fro reciprocate in the stands B and pinions B and owing to the lay moving in the are of a circle it is necessary to provide the spring B to avoid strains that otherwise would bend the rod and destroy its usefulness..

There are feeding means, such as described, at opposite ends of the lay, see Fig.

3, as in the loom herein to be described the straw or other like individual wefts are to be inserted alternately from opposite sides of the lay into the shed.

eferring now to the cam shaft '13, and commencin at one end thereof, said shaft, see Fig. 2, as'agplied to it a brush-cam C, preferably locate outside the loom-frame.

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Just inside the loom-frame said shaft has a feed-cam C, and at the central portion of the shaft there are two like shed-formin cams C so set one with relation to the other as to act upon usual treadles C p1voted"at.

The warp C ,"is"sh0wn as supplied from a" warp-beam C, Fig. 2, extended over a whip roll C carried by a shaft C, and the woven mattlng or fabnc after crosslng afabricboard sustained above the usual breasta beam C passes over a fabric-feeding roller 0 having at one end a worm-toothed gear C see Fig. 2, that is engaged and rotated by a worm C", on a shaft 0 having imparted to it an intermitting movement from a s u,1table pawl of a pawl-carrier C, the

pawl engaging a ratchet C fast on said shaft.- The pawl-carrier derives its movement from a suitableerank-pin C herein shown as extended from the end of the crank-shaft A through a link C 7, connected with lever C, and link 0", see Fig. 2.

H The matting or other fabric after passing the fabric-feedin roller C!" goes onto a winding-roll D, shown only in Fig. 1, sustained in brackets 101 erected on a tie-rod 102. This roller is provided at one end with a gear D, that derives its movement from a pimon D on a short shaft having an attached ratchet-wheel D. This ratchet-wheel derives its movement from'a curved pawl D,

see Fig. 18, suspended on a stud D carried by an elbow-lever D, pivoted at D, said pawl having a hook a The hook of the pawl is maintained in constant engagement. with the ratchet-wheel by a spring D see Fig. 18, said spring being also connected with a detent D The upper end .of lever Df is acted upon by a strong spring D that serves normally,

to move the lever and pawl in a direction to rotate the winr'ling-roll in a direction to wind 1 onto said roll all slackin the matting as the latter ls woven. The spring D moves the upper end of the lever D away from the breast-beam and toward the crank-shaft for.

moving the lay, and consequently the lay in ,its forward beat strikes said lever during such beat, moving it and the pawl D over the ratchet-wheel that the spring may bestretchedand exert itspower as needed in turningthe winding-ro1l to wind the matting.

The detent D retains the ratchet-wheel in be left by the any position where it may pawl D.

Whenever the lay in its forward movement meets the lever D it, always carries the upper end of said lever to a fixed point, and

ifthere isinsufiicient slack to let the upper end of the lever. D. follow back with the lay,

it will be obvious that the lever D by reason of the engagement of the pawl D with the ratchet-wheel will remain forward toward the breast beam as the lay retires, and the lever D will not come again into the position to be struck and moved by the lay until substantially all the slack in the woven matting has-been wound on the winding-roll. The winding-roll is, therefore, it will be noticed, held constantly under the action of the spring D which effects the winding of the matting on the winding-roll; Going new again to the lay, see Fig. 3, it will be seen that the'reed has located Wholly in front of it a straw guiding-device D that is sustained on-the lay by pins 1), one only of which is shown in Fig. 3, extended loosely through holes in the guiding-device, and alongside of said holes are other holes that receive headed screws D, that are screwed into the u per part 'of' the den'rts of the reed. The hea s of these screws prevent the guiding-device from being thrown off the pins.

'lhe lower edge of the uiding-de'vice D is slitted to form a series 0 fingers each one of which is cut away or shaped at its lower end, as shown in Figs. 12 and 12, to form parts of a groove or space throrgh which the grass or straw after leaving either funnel D secured tothe opposite ends of the guiding-device, enters in its passage across the lay between the warps.

'Ihe guiding-device is shown in section in Fig. 12, as'closed, and in Fig. 12 as open to release the straw as the lay starts forward that the crimpers may descend and remove the straw from the guiding-device "onto the rests to' be crim ed and heat into the warp at the fell. It wil be noticed that the guidlngdevice is beveled at its rear side near its upperedge. To move the guiding dev ce from the position Fig. 12, into the position F1g.

,12, to release a weft, like pins D held loosely in the reeds are acted upon by fingers D, extended upwardly from a rock-shaft 100, see Figs. 11 and 12, carried by the lay, said rock-shaft having an arm D that as the lay is being moved in the direction of the arrow, see Fig. 12, contacts with aplate at the underside of. the breast-beam." Fig. 12 shows the lay in its forward position.

Suitable springs D one preferably at each end of the guiding device at each side of the lay, act upon the guiding device to keep the latter-normally in closed position,.Fig. 12, as when the lay is on its back center, at which time the straw is inserted.

- Immediately as the lay starts forward after feeding straw into the guiding-device, as Wlll be described, the end of the lever D meets lot the plate at the underside of the breast- I beam, and said lever acting through the pins 1) turns the guiding-device into position, Fig. 12, to permit the released straw to drop from the guiding-device onto the Tests A, the warps in the lower part of the shed being open to a point below said rests.

The loom-frame has extended from its opposite ends suitable arms E, see Fig. 1, that sustain boxes E for receiving the straw in weft lengths. These boxes taper in cross section, see Fig. 2, and have at a short distance from their inner ends inside the loomframe, plates or gages E, connected with the yokes E that act to'arrest in the same vertical plane the inner ends of all the strands of straw in the box, and to be taken therefrom and fedinto the guiding-device to be described across the warp of the open shed.

Each loom-side has attached to it by bolts E, see Fig. 13, a bracket E, having in turn connected with it by screws E a yoke E located between the inner end of the boxes ,E and-the gages E and provided with dependingmetallic cars 80. The side of the yoke'E is provided with a piece ofglass 81 against which the mass of straw at one side of the box IE contacts. The cars 80 sustain a short shaft 2 parallel with the lay and provided with a bush E the bristles of which in the rotation of the brush sweep up and down over the glass plate. This plate obviates frictionof the 'strawnear its ends as would be the caseif the. surface opposed to the brush were of wood or metal. The shaft 2 has a pinion 3, see Figs. 2 and 3, that is-engaged by Y an oscillating pinion 4, mounted on a stud 5 of the yoke, see Fig. 2. This pinion has a crank-pin that is engaged by a link 6, connected adj stably at its lower end by a screw 7, with a lever 8, pivoted at 9 on the loom-side,'said-lever having at its inner end a roller-stud 10, that is maintained normally-in contact with the brush-cam C bya spring '12.,

The breast-beam has connected with, it an inwardly extended guiding-stand E 'see Figs. 2 and 13 on a larger scale, having at its inner end an' upright portion E provided with a dove-tail-shaped miideway or groove in which enters a dove-tailed portion Ei'pf a slide-bar E, that sustains at itsinner end one member of the straw-selecting means, shown as nippers, and the straw-end sustainers'E to be described. f

Viewing Figs. 13, 14 and 15, the straw-se-' lecting device comprises the brush E and 'a plate or upright a having at its upper end a V-shaped notch, the bottom of the notch terminating just below the engaging ends of the open straw-nippers composed of arms a shaped as best shown in Fig. 15, and pivoted at a to the plate 11*, a spring aconnected with the arms acting normally to close the shorter arms of'the nippers on a straw that is next to be taken from the weft-box and insorted through. the shed. The bottom of the V-shaped notch is of a size to receive and position but one straw, so that but one straw may enter between the open jaws of the nippers, and when the nippers close they grasp but one strand of straw.

The V-shaped notch in the plate a is itself a practical continuation of the inclined walls of the metallic cars 80, and the face-plate 81 of the yoke E, and together these parts constitute a support for the bundle of weft, and guide one of the wefts down into the bottom of the V-shaped notch under the action of the rotary brush.

The slide E also carries, see Flg. 14, a stra\\-'-ei1d-siistainer E shown in cross section in Fig. 14, and side elevation in Fig. 3. This end-sustainer is substantially V-shaped in cross section so as to sustain each straw end and present it substantially central with relation to the contacting faces of the strawfeeding rollers. The end-sustainer always occupies the same position with relation to the nippers. The straws when their ends abut the plate 1 1 i cross the path of movement of the brush, and as the brush is rotated, its bristles contact with a number of straws and force the straw with a yielding pressure downwardly so that some of the straw enters the V-shaped notch in the upper end of the plate a", and but one piece of straw, v1z., the piece in the extreme bottom of the notch, 18 in position to be engaged by the nippers when the latter is closed. The nippers receive the one strand of straw when the lay is on its back center and at rest., As the lay is moved forward a cam stud a", see Figs. 3 and 3, carried by an arm 0 connected with the lay,

meets the outer endof a rod a having a cone a, shown enlarged in Fig. 14, and p shes said cone forward from the position Fig. 14, permitting the spring a" to instantly close the nippers onto one piece of straw. Tlns 1s done when the lay arrives at its forward moveinentand the nippers hold the straw while the lay retires. After the shed has been opened, the lay being on its back stroke, the nippers. and end-sustainer must be moved forward toward the warp to insert the end of the straw seized by the nippers and extended beyond the end-sustainer to present the end of the straw into the bight of the feedingrollers. This is done in the following manner, while the lay is on its back center.

To move each plate, nippers, and end-sustainer, I employ as herein provided for the following devices, viz:arock-shaft b susalever b shown partially by dotted lines in said figure and provided at its opposite end corpse with a roller, that contacts with the cam C,

said rollerbeing normally held in contact working alternately to insert a piece of straw "saidplate a the straws other than the one into the shed when the lay is at its backcem ter, so that a piece of straw is inserted in the shed from one and then from the other side.

thereof.

After the nipper has. been closed upon a piece of straw next to be inserted between the warp, thebrush E is rotated in' reverse direction, it acting at such'ytime to temporarily sweep u out of the V-shaped notch in piece held by the nipper. This enables the nippers and parts instrumental in carrying the straw to-the feeding-rollers to be moved without friction. I Y

The rods B for rotating the feeding rolls rotate, it will be understood, continuously .but in opposite directions, this being necessary owing to, the location of said rolls at opposite ends of the reed, and the different direction of movement required for the straw. I

When the end of a piece of straw is inserted into the bight of the feeding-rollers the straw is instantly caught and forced into the funnel and through the guiding-device, as has been described, the end of the piece of straw finall meeting a stop 0, see Fig. 3, which at suc time occupiesits,operativeposition, that is,

it is elevated atthe outer end of the opposite funnel. this stop before the guidingedevice is 0 ened The end of the piece of straw meets to permit the discharge of the straw. here is a like sto c movable vertically at the outer orenlarge end of each funnel, and the stop occupiesits operative position when a straw is coming through the guiding-device from the opposite side of the la and is entering the small end of the f'unne said stop occupying its inoperative or depressed position, see left of Fig. 3, when a iece of grass or straw is to be inserted into t e shed and is to be entered into the outer, or enlargedend of the funnel. These stops are each carried at the upper end of a rod 0, seeFi 3, and each rod has a cord 0? at its lower en that may be connected with one of the treadles C The nipper at the right, Fi 3, is shown in straw receiving position, whi e said'device at the left is shown as .having been-started toward. thefeed-rollen When the nipper at theleft arrives near the end of its stroke, the pin a meets the arm 106-which slides said pin into the vposition Fig. 14, to open, the I118IS. n

he weft selecting and feeding-in mechanism justdescribed in the specific form selected as the preferred form of the invention herein is a novel and valuable part of the invention in its broad aspect. The brush rotating first in one directionto brush the straws down into a V-shaped notch and then in the op, osite direction to brush back all but the se ected straw, means for delivering the selected straw in between the feed rolls,

aswell' as other features of this mechanismare novel andvaluable in themselves.

Another novel and most essential feature of my invention resides in mechanism for crimping the weft before it is beaten into the fell In fabrics of this character it is generally desirable to have thewarp concealed as much as possible, and therefore the weft must. beybent back and both over. and under the war s. In any event, the weft is shortened w en beaten "into the fell, and this shortening of the weft breaks or injures it, unless it be given a preliminary crimp as provided for by this feature of my invention. lhe crimping of the weft may be secured in a variety of ways b a variety of mechanism. I consider it 'broady newto crimp the weft preparatory to beatin into the fell or to crim it at any time a ter it is inserted into the s ed. In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated herein the weft is crimped mechanically b cooperating devices located at the reed, the operation taking lace during the forward movement of the aywhilethe warp is being gradually closed on to the straw. 'I will now describe the construction shown for this .pur ose.

The lay, see Figs. 9, 10 and 1.1, as attached I to its rear side aguide-bar (2, through which is extended a series of rods 0', more or less in number according to the fineness of the weave of the fabric. The lower ends of these guide-rods are outturned to form lips e, and each guide-rod for a portion of its 'len th from its top downwardly 1S groove as at e", Fig. 10. The upper end of each guide-rod is threaded at e, and receives a long tubular nut 0 The slotted portions (4 of the rods receive the crimpers or. blades e, shown as thin narrow metal lates extended'from shanks e uided in t e rOoves c and extended upward y therefrom t ough the nuts 6 Where the upper threaded ends of said shanks receive nuts a. By turnlng these nuts 0. and e the positions of the lower edges 20 of each crimper-or' blade with relation to the projections Ama'y be accurately determined, it being necessary to adjust these crimpers so that they .will

descend between the rests A sustaining the being woven. To actuate these crimpers the lay is providedwith ashaft G, mounted in brackets G on the lay-swords A? and having a cam-shaped profliection G,'ofsuch length and'so shaped, see ig. 11*", that when rotated, it will act first uponthe crimper v occu yin a position central with relation 'to t efa ric being woven, and cause'said 13? is inserted-through crimper to descend upon the straw, grass or other weft, and thereafterit being understood that the shed is open and the lay going forward, the crimpers at opposite 5 sides of the one first depressed are brought down one at each side thereof until finally all of the crimpers-have been brought down upon the weft. 1

The fprojection G,- see Fig. 11, is inom the center of its length op ositelytowards the ends thereof; The shafii'G derives its motion from a sprocket wheel h, Fig. 1, on thecam-shaft B, through'a chain It, that engages teeth of a sprocket-hub loosely on a cross-shaft, said .hub having another sprocket h, see Fig. 2, that. receives another sprocket-chain k, that is extended u wardly over a sprocket"-- wheel h, at the en :of the shaft G. In this straw is held centrally of its length, and substantially midway. the width of. the fabric, the crimpers act in successionone after the other away from the center as the warps closing upon it.- s crimping action forms slack in each piece of straw that is takenup by the crossing-of the war in the closingof the shed tointerlock the in 'vidual 16008 of crimped straw, and as the straw is eat into the mattin at the fell, the warps are fullycovered "an concealed from sight.

crlmpmg would break into pieces and apractical Y abric could not be v --woven, whereas by 'crimpin the straw as- 40 d el hereinprovided: for, light, icate -weight :trawmay' be woveninto the finest ofmatthe production of a mattin thirty-six e I use straw of about orty inches before crossing the warps" upon: it and beating it intothe shed shortens the straw about two inches, and sufiicientf slack is formed I in the straw by this crimp' g operation he to enable the straw when it is struc b y the reed and beat into the fell to adapt itself to the requ rements of the warp, lea

the we s parallel and straight at the selvage w ch would not'be possible if the straw wast woven into the warps without be crim ed and covering and concealing t e be ywarps which is amatter of the greatest importance for the-production of a first-class salable matting.

0 the operation of the loom herein described the weft'caugllit by thefeedingrollers t e guiding devices until v the leading end of the straw comes a ainst h estop c, and while the lay is on its bac center andthe shed opened to place the lowerv v a I I way it will-be understood "that while the- -action obviates the breaking ofthe straw, which if it were attempted to .-weave without crimp' eoaeae most warps below the rests A, the guiding device is opened, leaving the straw weft in condition'to be acted upon by the crim ers,

crimper descends "and holds the straw sub- 'stantially at its center, and thereafter during the forward movement of the lay the other crimpers descend in succession at opposite sides of the first crimper, and they act gradually to crimp the straw throughout its length, and just about as'the reed 1s, say i .of an inch from the fell, the cam projection 'G having actedto depress all the crimpers,

immediately passes from theinturned ends of the rods e, letting the springs 0*, the ,upper ends of which contact with pins 8' of the rods e, act immediately to'elevate quickly and preferably instantaneously all the crimpers, from the straw, leaving it free between the warps-so thatthe lay'in the final part of. its forward movement as the shed is closed,'beats the crimped straw weft in at the I The fabric woven on theloom described is fully described in United States Patent No. 842,053, granted-Jan. 22., 1907.

A portion of each weft of straw at that selvage where the straw is inserted in the shed isacted upon between the selvage warps and the free end of the straw which is not in-' serted between the we s by aturning cord that bends the straw a out the selvage wasp s and causes a part of this straw near its en to be caught and held by the warps 'so that selvage. During this operation a wire overfrom- -t e selvage outside the part -of the straw acted uponbfy the turning cord prevents the free endo t he straw from occupgmg aposition crossing the salvage .warp. n the feeding of thewoven matting the wire re- .thestraw is anchored in the fabric at that mains crossing the end of the straw outside the-selvage cord. The end of'each weft of straw asit emerges from the. shed at one and then at the opposite selvage passes below the wire referred to, there being such a wire outside each selvage, the weft emerging from the selvage not being turned backwardly about the selvage cord. The wiresfor preventing the extremities of the straw weft crossing the "warp stand, therefore, between the irgotrudin ends of the straw of alternate pic 1e wholly outside. the salvage-warp when inserting the straw intothe s ed, andends left protruding beyond the salvage-warp as the end emer es from the shed.

The wires oldand direct the rotruding ends of the straw at each side t eselvage, and at a distance from the fell these protruding ends are removed by cutters between the edges of which these ends are carried as the form.may be made. as follows:-,The upper cross-bar G, of the loom-frame, has secured to, it by-screws Gfisuitable depending bars G, each bar standing substantially vertically above the salvage. Each bar is slotted at its lower end, as at 22, to form a space in which may move up and down a-turningcord 23, during the operation of forming the selvage. Each bar has guides m that receive between them slide-bars m, each having a stud m on which is mounted a needle'm provided at its lower end with an eye through which is led a turningcord 23 taken from spool 24. The springs H, attached at one end to the slide bars m, and at the other end to a fixed portion, as the screws G4, serve to hold the slide bars normally elevated. The needles m are T-shapedat their upper ends, and have connected to them respectivel wires 26, 27., that are connected with like levers 28, 29, at opposite sides of the harness cams and having their fulcra on a stud 3.0, see Fig. 17, at the rear side of the loom, said stud being in line with the fulcrum C for the treadles actuating the harness frames. The levers 28, 29, are; acted upon by cams 28*, 29*, on the cam-shaft B said cams being-of substantially the same shape as the harness cams and working in the same time with the harnesses.

Theturning cord 23 at each side of the loom is taken from a spool 24 mounted .011 a. stud 25, see Fig. 2, at each side of the. loom,

and subjected to friction by wrapping it more or less around the read 31 and then under and around the whip-roll shaft 0 and is then'led through the slot 22 inkthe depending bars and thence into the eye of the needle m and will be woven into. the matting at the selvage.

The selvage contains a large or selvage cord 33, see Fig. 2 a cord heavier than the warp, and the straw weft is bent around this large cord which is held stiffl The large or selvage cord 33 at the rightand side of the matting passes through aheddle in the back harness, and the large or selvage cord at the y 34 will be wra left-hand side of the matting passes through a heddle of the front harness, so that 'these large or selvage cordsmove op ositely at all times. Each cord 33 supplie from spools ped around bar 31, and then around the W ip-roll-carryin'g-shaft on its way to and through the eyes of theheddles of the harness frames. Furthermore, in the production of the selvage I employ a wire 35, see Fig. 16 and'Figs. 2 and 2 one at eachsalvage. The inner ends of these wires, one

insertedthrough a heddle ofthe front harness frame, and the other through a heddle of the back harness frame, may be fixed to shown in Fig. 2".

any suitable part of the loom, and the front end of'thc-wire ma cross the breast-beam and have conneete with it a weight 35*.

' When a weft is to be inserted from, say, the

right-hand side of theloom, the large cord and the wire at that side are up, see Fig. 2, and the turning cord occupies the position shown by'dotted lines, see Fig. 2, at the level of the under war s of the sheds. On the left-hand side in the wire, selvage cord and the turning cordare all down, as shown in Fig. 2. The straw is then shot in from the right andoccupies the osition shown in Fig. 2, with the end lying 1n the dotted line position.

'It is customary only to turn one end of the straw, and in the position illustrated it will be the end at the right-hand. The needle m, which in this positionhas been depressed against the tension 'ofthe spring H, bypu'lling on the cord 26, is now released and moves upwardly,carrying with it the turning cord 23, and bringing the end of the weft up between the wire 35 and the selvage cord 33; the cord 27 is .then ulled, shifting the end of the needle to the le 't, and bringing the turning cord over the salvage cord 33 the needle m is then pulled down by pulling on thecord 27'against the tension 0 the spring Il. carrying with it the turning cord, and bringingthe weftinto substantially the position Itw'ill thus be seen that the turning cord passes over the selvage cord 33, and occupies a position between the next two-warps, while the wire 35 prevents the extreme end of the weft from {lying over into a position parallel with the fabric, where it could only with difliculty be trimmed oil.

Meanwhile the selvage motion on the left of the 100111 has been idle, and accordingly, when the shed shifts the two turning cor'd are woven in as warps, as shown in Fig. 2 When the shedus entirely changed the various parts will occupy exactly the reverse position, that is, to say, the wire 35 and the selvage cord 33'on the left will be up with the turning cord down, and between them, while will be down, and'the turning cord 23 will be down, and lying between the two warps next on the right the wire 35 and selvage cord 33 4 adjacent the selvage cord. The straw will then be shot in from the left, and thereafter -'the turning cord will have a movement simi lar to that already described, that is, it will pass up over the selvage and down into position between the next two adjacent wartps, the free end of'the weft being held outwar ly by. the wire 35 on the left, while on the righthand end therewill be no ,motion onv these parts dther than that caused in the shifting of the shed and the weaving in of the weft.

Each straw inserted into a shed crosses over the wire at that side of the shed from which the strawis inserted, and as the leading end of the straw emerges from the shed orum d it passes under the wire next that side of the shed where the straw emerges.

The mechanism for trimmin the protruding ends of the straws at the e( ge of the fabric so as to leave the fabric in neat finished condition, is also a novel and important feature. A pair of scissors-like cutters are arranged at each edge and in a plane parallel with the matting. The wire of' the selvage mechanism turns and holds'the rotruding ends in such position that with t e scissors arranged as described the protruding ends pass in between the scissors and are cut off y the operation of the scissors. The shaftb is also employed for actuating the trimming means used to cut off the projecting ends of the straw weft. This trimming means comprises as shown two pairs of scissors, each com rising two levers d, d d, d, pivoted at d, on suitable brackets (i sustained at the front of the loom. -The lever d of the scissors shown atgtheleft, Fig. 16, is connected with the lever d, of the scissors at the right, by a link (1 and said lever is by a link (1 connected with a lever d fabove its ful- The lever d of the scissors at the left, .Fig'. 16,-is connected by a rod dwith the lever (1 of the scissors at the right, and said lever is in turn connected by a link d, with the lever d, at a point below its fulcrum.

The lever d derives its motion from the rockshaft 1) at the right-hand side of the loom, through an arm (1, and link (1 From the connections described it will be understood that the scissors are open when the selecting and presenting device at the righthand side of the loom isgnoving forward, and are closed when the lay is moving back, each pair of scissors remaining closed during one beat of the lay, so that the cutters act simultaneously to cut off the projecting weft ends outside the selvages at every other beat of the lay. The precise time of the 'o eration of the scissors is not material so ong asthe protruding edges of 'the straw are trimmed off as the matting is wound up in finished condition. The ends of the straws A project in different directions at each selvage according to the side of the loom from which they are fed, but the selvage wire emplo ed in th1s loom. serves to hold the protruding ends of the straws in such positionas'will be seenby reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing, that when the scissors are placed parallel to the matting they will cut off all the ends protruding, regardless of the side from which the weft was fed.

I have provided a stop motion to stop' the loom in case the weft being inserted should fail to be left properly in the open shed, or in case a short piece of straw should be engagedby the nipper, and should fill the shed but partway across. This stop motion comprises a'weft feeler shown as a lever g, see

the lay is moved forward, a straw if present will act against the conv exed end of the lever and depress the same, causing the short upturned arm thereof to rise and act a ainst a projection g extended from a rod g held in ears of the block g thus causing the shaft tobe turned and lift an arm 9 see Figs. 1, 7, at the opposite end of said shaft outside the selvage, and througlua cord 9 connected therewith lift a latch g represented best in the enlarged detail Fig. 8. This latch is pivoted at g on a projection g of an arm g secured to the rock-shaft g,

and as the lay is moved forward the ro ec-' tion 9 of the dagger 9 will ass un er the latch g and not turn the rec -shaft 9 but on the contrary if a straw is not presept when the lay starts forward, the end of the feeler or lever g remains up, and consequently the rod g X is not turned to lift the latch g", and as the lay comes forward theprojection 9 of the dagger meets the latch g' and turns said rock-shaft causing the shipper handle A to be moved in a direction to unclutch the driving pulley from the crank or lay shaft when the shaft and loom are immediately stopped.

From the foregoing description of the various mechanisms comprisin the loom, and their operation, the operation of the entire mechanism will readily be apparent. The straw or weft lying in the boxes E is acted upon at one side of the loom the straw selecting device or brush unt a straw is bottom of the box.

its back center and at rest, these nippers carry the straw forward until it is grasped by the feeding rolls. The feeding rolls at once force the straw into the 'ding funnel and shoot it in between t e reed and the guiding device D", until the end of the strawreaehes the stop 0. As soon as the lay starts forward the guiding device is opened and the straw drops onto the rests A, and during the continued forward movement of the lay while the shed is gradually closing, the warp is crimped between the rests A and the crimping blades e,.which act progressively from the central crimper out toward each end of the lay. ,During this fprward movement also the selvage mechanism on the'side from which the straw hasbeen fed acts to turn over the end of thestraw. At

' Patent, is

' weft lengths, a lay, means for forminga shed;

in warps, a reed, and means for-crlmplng the for theweft acting on the weft 1n 1. In a loom forweaving with separate weft when in the Shed- .2. In a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a lay, means for forming a shed in warps, a reed, means for inserting weft in separate weft lengths into the shed, and means for crimping the weft, when in the shed;

3. In a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a lay, meansfor forming a shed in warps, a reed, and meansfor crimping the weft when in the shed com rising oppositely disposed codperating mem era 4. In a loom for weaving with so arate' weft lengths, means for forming a s ed in warps, a lay and reed, and crimpin means are shed from a point between its ends progressively towards the ends thereof.

5. In a 100m for weaving with so arate weft lengths, means for forming a s ed in for the weft acting ,-.on the wef t*m t v hed from a point between its ends progressively towards the ends thereof, said crimpingl means comprlslng oppositely' disposed 'idO-g operating members.

weft lengths, means for forming a s ed 111 warps, a lay and reed, means for insert-in warps, a lay and reed-, and. crimpin means.

weft in separate weft lengths'into the she and crimping means for the weft acting onthe weft in the shed from a point between its ends rogressively towardsthe-ends thereof.

7. n a loom, means for forming a shed, a

lay, actuating means therefor to retain the f. lay substantially stationary whe'n at its back 1' center, a reed, and'crimpmgmeans for the.

weft in the shed acting orjf, .the; jiaeft from a point between its ends prdgre'ssive'ly towards the ends thereof.

8. In a loom, means'for forming a shed, a

. lay, actuating means, therefor to retain the.

lay substantially stationary when at its back center, a reed, means for inserting1 weft. in separate weft lengths into the s ed, and orlmp-ing means for the weft in the shed acting on the weft from a point between its ends progressively towards the ends thereof. 9.

n a loom, a lay having a reed, a series of cum mg devices lncludlng' blades ,ex-

tended orwardly 'of the reed to cross the wait in the shed, mean: to cause one of said blades to descend on the weft substantially midway its ends, means thereafter acting to cause said blades to descend pro ressively on the weft towards the opposite en s thereof to crimp and shorten the same.

10. In a loom, a lay having a reed,'-a series of crimping devices comprising weft rests and oppositely dis osed blades, said blades extending forward y 01 the reed to cross the weft in the shed, means to cause one of said blades to descend on'the weft substantially midway its ends, means thereafter acting to cause said blades to descend progressively on the weft towards the opposite ends thereof to crimp and shorten the same.

11., In a loom, a lay having a reed, weft .rests sustained at the fiont of the reed,

crimping devices, and means to actuate the same to descend upon and crimp the weft at points between said rests.

12, In a loom, a lay havin a reed, weft rests sustained at the front of t e reed, crimping blades cooperating with said rests,

' means to actuate the crimping blades, to descend 'uponand crimp the wefts at points between said rests, means for adjusting said blades with respect to said rests.

. 13. In a'loom, a lay havin a reed, weft rests sustained at the front of t e reed, crimping blades cooperating with said rests, means to actuate the crimping blades to descend upon and crimp the weftsat points between said rests, means for independently adjusting each of said blades with respect to said rests.

14. In a loom, a lay having a reed, weft rests sustained at the front of the reed, a sewith res ect to said rests and codperating 1 ries of crimping blades oppositely disposed 6.'In a loom for weavmg with so aratetherewit to crimp the weft lengths, a series of rodsmounted in the la each carrying one of said blades and eao movable lon itudinally, acam for depressing said r0 s, said cam-do ress'ing said rods progressively from themi dle toward both ends of the series.

ries of crimping blades oppositely disposed with res ect to said rests and cooperating therewit to crimp the weft lengths, a series .of' rods mounted in the la each carrying one of said bladesand eac movable longi tudinally, a cam for. depressing saidrods, saidcam depressing said rods progressively from. the middle toward both ends of the series, means, for adjusting the blade on each.

bar longitudinally thereof.

16. In a born, .a la having a reed, weftrests sustained at the ront of the reed, a series of crimping blades oppositely disposed 15. In a loom, a lay having arsed, weft [rests sustained atthe front of the reed, a seone of said blades and each movable longitudinall a cam for depressing said rods, said cam e ressing sald rods progressively from the mi dle toward both ends of the series, and springs for holding said rods normally in elevated position.

v 17. In a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a lay, a reed, means for'forming a shed in. warps, means for crimping the weft after it is fed into the open shed and before it is beaten into the fell.

.18. In a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a lay, a reed, means for forming a shed in warps, means independent of the into the fe o 19. In a loom for weaving with separate warps'for crimpin the weft after it is fed into the 0 en she and before it is beaten weft lengths, a lay, a reed, means for forming a shed in warps, means for crimping the weft after it is fed into the open shed and before .the shed is changed.

the amount of crimp put into the weft.

21.- In a loom for weaving with separate weft'lengths, 'a lay, means for forming a shed in warps, a reed, means for crimping the weft when in .the shed, means for adjusting the amount of crimpput into the weft.

22. In a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a lay, a reed, means for forming a shed in warps, crimping means for the weft acting on the weft in the shed from a. point between its ends progressively towards the ends thereof, meansfor adjusting the amount of crim put into the weft.

23. n a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a la'y, a reed, means for forming a shed in warps, means. for feeding a separate weft into the o en shed, means for supporting said weft 1n the open shed, means for crimping said Weft while supported 1n the open shed.

24. In a weft lengths, a lay,- a reed, means for forming a shed in warps, means for feeding a separate weft into the open shed, means for supporting said weft in'theopen'shed, means for crimping said weft whlle supported in the open shed, means for removing the support at the completion of the crimping operation.

25. In a loom for weavingwith separate weft lengths, a su port for a bunch of weft having a V-shape notch or recess, a'rotary brush mounted to present its periphery at the bottom of said notch, means to rotate the brush in .a direction to contact with a plurality of said wefts and. insure the placing of one weft in'the bottom of the notch, ala'y, a pair of feed rolls mounted at the end of the -1 the selected single loom for weaving with separate eo'neee weft from the said notch to the bight of the said feed rolls.

26. In a loom for weaving with se arate weft lengths, a su port for a bunch o weft I having a \l-shape notch or recess, a rotary brush mounted to present its periphery at the bottom of said notch, means to rotate the brush in a direction to contact with a plurality of said wefts and insure'the placing of one weft in the bottom of the notch, means for nipping the weft placed in the bottom of the notch, a lay, a pair of feed rolls mounted at the end of the lay, means for transferring the selected single weft from this1 said notch to the bight of the said feed 'I'O S.

27. In a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a su port for a bunch of weft having a \l-shape notch or recess, arotary brush mounted to present its periphery at the bottom of said notch, means to rotate the brush in a direction to contact with a plurality of said wefts and insure the placing of one weft in the bottom of the notch, means for nipping the weft placed in the bottom of the notch, means for rotating the brush in the reverse direction to remove all the weft ends from the notch except the weft so nipped, a lay, a pair of feed rolls mounted at the end of the lay, means for transferring the selected single weft from the said notch to the bight of the said feed rolls.

28. In a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a su port for a bunch of weft having a V-shape notch or recess, a rotary brush mounted to present its periphery at the bottom of said notch, means to rotate the brush in a direction to contact with a plurality of said wefts and insure the placing of one weft in the bottom of the notch, means for nipping the weft placed in the bottom of the notch, a lay, a pair of feed .rolls mounted at the end. of the lay, means for releasing the saidseleeted weft from the nipping means when the weft end is seized by the feed rolls.

' 29. In a loom, shed-forming mechanism, a lay and reed, means to move and ositively arrest the motion of the lay on its back center, weft-feeding means mounted at o posite ends 0" the reed carried by the lay, an means to present weft in separate lengths alternately to said weft-feeding means that the from opposite sides thereof while the lay and reed are at rest. 4

30. In a loom, a lay having a reed, a pair of weft-feeding rollers at each end of the reed,

means to rotate said pairs of rollers conweft may be insertediinto the open shed I a reed, means tomove 'the-lay-and reed, weftfeeding means carried-by the lay, and means 1 'moving withithe lay to actuate said weftfeeding meansfeontinuously; a r.

i 32. n a loom of the class described, a lay,

a reed, means to move thelay and reed, weftfeeding means carried by the lay at opposite p are so ends ofthe reed, said-weft-feeding means acting to feedvthe weft-into the open shed alternately from opposite sides thereof, and weft-crimping means actingnpbn the weft 'afterit is fed into the shed.

-33. In a loom of the class described, shedforming mechanism, a lay, a reed, means. to insert alternately a weft strand into. successive sheds from the opposite sides thereof, and-Wires at theselvages of'the fabric being woven under which-the end to be turned of' a the weft strand passes and is held thereby s'o- 20 that the alternate ends of .the'weft strands at each 'selvage stand in different. planes and rated by said wires; I 34. n a loom, a lay havinga reed, a pair of weft feedin'g rollers at each end of the reed, means torotate said pairs ofrollers. constantly in 0 posite directions. to introduce into the she separate lengths of weft from stantl o posite' sides thereof, weft-guiding-means at t e front of the reed to receive and guide the weft being inserted, and means toopen said weft-guidmg-means to release the-weft that it may be delivered between the warps and beat into the warps at the fell. v

35. In a loom, a lay having a reed, a pair of weft-feeding rollers at each end of the reed, means to rotate-saidpairs of rollers conin opposite directions .to introduce into 1; e shed'separate lengthsof weft from opposite sides thereof, weft-guidin -means at the front of the reed to receive an guide the weft being inserted, means to open said weftlocatedat the front of the reed above saidrests to guide the weft as it is being inserted,

guiding-means to release the weft that it may e delivered between the warps and heat into the warps at the fell, and means to present weft alternately to said sire of rollers.

36. In a loom, a lay aving a reed providedati-ts front side with weft -rests,means in the shed, and meansto open-said weftguiding-meansthat the weft ma be released ,therefrom and deposited on sai rests. 37. In a loom, a lay having a reed provided at its front side with weft-rests, means located at-the front of thereed-above' said rests to guide the weft-as it is being inserted in the's'hed', and means to open said weftguiding means'that the weft may be released therefrom and -deposited'on the rests; crirnp-' ingdevices, and means to-actuate them after.

the weft has been released from thesweft guiding nreanspnto said rest, the crimping means actingto crimpthe weft preparatory te beating the same .intothe fell-of thefabric.

In a loorn a having a seedy weftguiding-means suspended at the front of the -reed,.and inclined at its rearside next. the

reed, combined with springs acting normally 'to retainthe weftguidingmeans closed against the reed as when the weft is being, inserted into the shed, and devices acted upon-as the lay is started forward toward the breast beam to'move the lower endof said weft-guiding-mean's away from the reed to permit the discharge-of the weft from the weft-guidingmeans. v I 39. In a loom, a lay'having a reed, weftfeeding rollrslocatedat opposite ends of the tat'e said pairs ofweft-feeding rollers in op: posite' directions, said rollers receiving alternately at opposite sides of the reed the weft,

reed, and means operating constantly to roand means for directin theweft as the same i is being passed throng the shed.

40. In atloom', a lay having a reed, weftfeeding rollers located at opposite ends of the a reed, and means operating constantly, to rotate said pairs of weft-feeding rollersin opposite directions, said rollers receiving alternatelyat. opposite sides of the reed the weft, and means for rhre'cti the weft as the same is being passed throng the shed, the'means for rotating said feeding rollers comprising a.

spring to operate substantially as described. 41. In a loom of the class described, a

trough to receive a bunch of weft, a ,weftnipper, a plate having a notch, a brush, and

means to rotate the brush in a direction to contact with a plurality of wefts and insure the placing of one Weft in the bottom of the notch'of the plate and between the open jaws of the nipper, and means to close the nipper on'the weft.

42. In a loom of the class described, a' trough to-receiv'e a'bunchof weft, a weft nipper, a plate having a notch, a brush, and

means to rotate'the brush in a direction'to contactwith'a plurality of wefts and insure the placing of one weft in the bottom of the notch of the plate and between the open jaws ofthe nipper', and means to close the nipper on the weft, the direction-of rotation of the brush being then reversed to remove all the weft-ends from the notch of the plate except the weft caught bythe nipper, and means to taining means, and means to move said parts that the end of thexweft extended be ond the weft-end-sustaining means may be p acedin the bight of the feeding-rollers. t 44; In afloom, weft-feeding-rollers, means to rotate them, and means to present the end 50f a weft to the bight "of's 'drollers,-sair,l means acting as. a'guide forhe weft while the feeding-rollers insert theweft'into the 7 shed: p Y r o a loom for weaving; with separate weft lengths, a lay, a reed carried by the lay, a device located at the front of the reed and cooperatin with the face of the reed to form a weft-gui ing pocket, means to move said device away from the face of the reed to allow the weft to fall into the shed.

46. In a loom for weaving with se arate weft lengths, a lay, a reed carried by t e lay, a device o'cated at and spring-pressed against the front of the reed and cooperating with the face of the reed to form a weft-guiding ocket, means to move said device away rom the face of the reed to allow the weft to fall into the shed. 5

47. Selvage forming mechanism for a loom weaving in short weft lengths, com rising means for turning the weft around t e selvage cord, and a wire located beyond and substantially parallel with the se'lvage cord for holding the weft end outwardl 48. Selvage form-ing mechanism or a loom weaving in short weft lengths, comprising a with the selvage cord for holding t I needle for a turning cord, means for o erating the needle to carry the turning cor from a.

position outside of and beyond the selvage cord to a position in the shed, whereby the weft is carried around the selvage cord, and a wire outside ofand substantlally arallel fie weft end outwardly. I

49. Selvage forming mechanism for a loom weaving in short weft,-lengths, comprising a.

needle for'a turmngcord, means for operating the needle to move it upwardly, inwardly and downwardly, and upwardly, outwardly and downwardly, whereby the weft is carried around the selva e-cord, and a wire outside of and substantia ly. parallel with the selvage cord for holding the weft end outwardly.

Selvage forming mechanism for a loom weavin short weft lengths, comprising a needle or a turning cord supported upon the loom-frame independently of the lay, means for operatingthe needle to'carr the turnin cord from a position outside 0 and beyon the selvage cor to a position in the shed,

whereby the weft is carried around the selvage cord.

51. Selvage forming mechanism for a loom' weaving inshort weft lengths, comprising a Y needle for a turning cord supported upon the loom-frame independentlyof the lay, means for operating the needle to car he turning cord from a position outside 0 a d. beyond the selvage cord to a position in the shed, whereby the weft is carried around the sale 'va e cord, and a wire outside of and substanweaving .in short weft lengths, com rising a tie ly parallel with the selvage cord for holdmg the weft end oatwardly.

52. Selvage forming mechanism for a loom needle for a turning cord sup orte upon a bar adapted to be attached to t e loom-frame and in ependent of the lay, said bar being provided at its lower end with a guide for the turning cord, and means for o crating the needle to carry the turning cor from a position outside of and beyond the selvage cord to a position in the shed, wherelay the weft is carried around the selvage cord.

53. In a loom for weavin with separate weft lengths, a cutter located in the path of the ed e of thefabric and in a plane parallel to the abric, means for operating the cutter to sever the projecting ends of the weft.

54. In a loom for weaving with separate weft lengths, a scissors-like cutter located in the path of the edge of the fabricand in a plane arallel to the fabric, means for operating t e cutter to sever the projecting ends of the weft. a

55. In a loom for weaving with separate 'weft lengths, a pair. of cutters located one at each side of the loom in the path of the ed e of the fabric and in a plane arallel to the fa ric, means for operatin tffe said cutters to sever the projecting en s of the weft.

56. In a loom for weaving withseparate .weft len ths, two airs of scissors-like cutters, eac mounte u on the loom and located in the path of t e edge of the woven fabric and in a plane parallel with the face of the fabric, means for simultaneously operating said cutters to sever the projecting ends of the weft.

57. In a loom, a lay having a reed, rotary ends of the reed, driving means mounted on a fixed part of the loom, a rod rovided with a joint and connecting the said driving means with said rotary weft feeding means.

.58. In a loom, a lay having a reed, rotary weft feeding means located on the lay at the ends of the reed, driving means mounted on a fixed part ofthe loom, a rod provided with a spring section and connecting the said drivmeans.

ends of the reed, a driving gear mounted on a fixed part of the loom, a pinion driven by said gear, a rod mounted to slide in but to turn with said pinion and provided with a joint, the sai rod being connected with the said rotary weft feedin means.-

6 In a loom, a lay aving a reed, rotary weft feeding means located on the lay at the ends of the reed, a driving gear mounted on a fixed part of the loom, a pinion driven by said gear, a rod mounted to slide in but to .turnwith said inion', and rovided with a springsection,t e said rod eing connected with the said rota weft feeding means.

" of. In a loom, a ay having a reed, rotary weft-feeding means located on the lay at the send of the reed, driving means mounted on a with said rotary we t-feeding means.

weft feeding means located on the lay at the mg means with said rotary weft feeding 59. In a loom, a lay having a reed, rotary weft feeding means located on the lay at the 62. In a loom, a lay having a reed, rotary. In testimony whereof, I have signed my weft-feeding means located on the lay at the name to this specification, in the presence of end of the reed, driving means mounted on a two subscribing witnesses. fixed part of the 100m, a rod provided with a FREDt tIOK E. ARROUQUIER. 5 spring section and connecting the said driv- Witnesses:

ing means with said rotary weft feeding NATHAN HEARD,

means. MABEL PARTELOW. 

